can other brands of polish be used?
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Yes, Other brands of UV/LED polish can be used w/this lamp. (So far I have only used Gelish, OPI, Gel II, Finger Paints & ASP) Essie is just simply the brand of this LED light. LED lights such as this are much faster than UV lamps. This lamp in particular will cure a color coat in 30 secs. Whereas a UV light will cure a color coat in 2 mins. This is a professional lamp at an affordable price with the automatic sensor to top it all off!
36100
If add more LED on this device will make gel dry faster and do a better job,
36101
Yes. I use this light for home and I have the same at work. We use four different gel polishes.
2099299
no, as long as the polish is a good one that covers your nails with 1 or 2 coats it will work. Sally Hansen has good ones, and the Ice brand in the square bottles, and Nicole shades are pretty good too.
1375902
I've used it with other polishes. I have some bottles of Essie that I've used it with.
2055825
I'm going to say yes, because I have like 12 different brands of polish, and none of them worked on these plates. However, that is just my humble opinion
704929
I havent tried using the polish by hand, but I have used the compound by hand, using both a cheap microfiber pad, as well as a foam (Lake Country CCS - orange). Both methods worked fine. Those foam pads that are used to apply wax will probably not work - those are designed to just apply wax, and not do any correction. If you have a polishing pad (ex Lake Country/Chemical Guys/etc), i would go with a polishing pad (I use CCS Green pads when i use Ultimate Polish with a D/A)
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I don't see why not. Depending on what you are cleaning off and how frequently you might want to look into barkeeps friend. http://www.amazon.com/Bar-Keepers-Friend%C2%AE-Cleanser-Polish/dp/B000V72992
575394
Yes. Absolutely. You may be able to use regular polish with this top coat. I did it that way once. Worked about the same.
1797013
I don't think you are supposed to use nail polish for as long as you are putting that nail stuff on your nails.I read it somewhere before I ordered it. Maybe for a special occasion would be ok, but that nail stuff hasto penetrate your nail and it can't with nail polish on the nail.
2058044
No, you can either use a regular nail polish or you can get whats called the best glue ever or something like that, I see professional nail artists use that.
1220540
I haven't tried that myself but I don't see why not. From what I read on other sites before I made the purchase, the top coat is actually the more durable coat. I think in salons you can get just the top coat on and shellac is a lot harsher. This stuff comes off with no nail damage. Hope that helps. :)
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i honestly don't have all makes of nail polish, so I cannot readily answer "yes" or "no." but i can tell you what bottles i have on there.essie, opi, china glaze, sinful colors, inglot, julie G for essie girl, mac, seche vite, orly, e.l.f., nicole by opi (they need to be rotated a certain way to fit), sally hansen, milani, zoya, NYC, wet and wild.
1141556
I got this for my daughter for Christmas. Yes I think you would be able to use any gel polish with it.
353056
Yes. Account owner's wife here. Most of my polishes are Zoya. It will take longer to remove the polish, regardless of what brand it is, but it does the job.
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There is the Konad stamping polishes that you can use BUT it is supposed to work with any polish and even with the shiny plates because I use regular polishes with this stamp as well as the shiny plates...there is kind of an art in doing the stamps (to me) and once you've gotten the hang of it you'll be fine. I practiced stamping on paper first and when I got the hand of it I started practicing on my nails.
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Yes you can use any nail polish. And as for nail polish remover I use "Take it Off regular" so far it hasn't damaged the plates. Hope that answers your questions.
1243117
You can use any of the gel polishes. I use the Gelish system and have great results.
405292
Unfortunately you cannot. I tried this with OPI for white tips. The polish stayed gel like and peeled. You have to use all gel products. I hope this helps.